Picking up a Breyer horse at the Diakonie in Germany brought back lots of memories.
I adored those early printed catalogues and I still have them, essential reading as they were on the otherwise boring 7am bus to Morley for work circa 1990. Its were my excitement for old toys was forged.
Seeing the Breyer was like seeing Fury.
Here's a built-up Aurora Black Fury kit as seen on auction. Black Fury was a 1950's comic character, a wild horse doing good deeds in a hostile world [is Black Beauty an older character?]
I think older memories stirred as well. My old Action Man horse was a real gem when I was a kid, standing tall in the imaginary parade ground of my bedroom.
Here's one seen on auction. It was larger then either the Breyer or the Aurora horses. What a beauty!
About a year ago I saw a similar Sindy horse in a Wetherby charity shop, like this one in an old sale. I regret not getting it.
Valegro is an Olympic gold medallist, in dressage.
ReplyDeleteWow, you know your horses Kev!
DeleteMy horse was as far from an Olympic dressage horse as you could imagine. He had a scathing regard for it!
ReplyDeleteWhat was its name Kev?
DeleteJed. He was a chestnut horse with a white blaze and a sense of humour!
DeleteSounds lovely Kev. Bet you miss Jed.
DeleteYep, he was a good chap. He did manage a good innings though.
DeleteBlack Beauty was first published in 1877 - so a fair bit older than Black Fury. I need to get on with that Black Fury article I promised you.
ReplyDeleteDon't sweat Paul. You're a busy chap and I have plenty of your excellent material to be going on with.
DeleteWe sold so many Breyer horses at the toy store I worked at in the 70s - every girl in Westport collected them! SFZ
ReplyDeleteha ha, love it. Your recollections are great SF!
DeleteOh my goodness Woodsy - I could tell you stories about the spoiled 70s brats of Westport! Pampered rich kids with too much time on their hands. Old before their time… SFZ
DeleteSounds like a good tale to me SF! Get it written!
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